Fred Willard
Actor, Film actor
1939 –
Who is Fred Willard?
Frederic Willard is an American actor, comedian, voice actor, and writer, best known for his improvisational comedy. He is known for his roles in the Rob Reiner mockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap, the Christopher Guest mockumentary films Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, and For Your Consideration, and the Anchorman films. He is an alumnus of The Second City. He received three Emmy nominations for his recurring role on the TV series Everybody Loves Raymond as Robert Barone's father-in-law, Hank MacDougall. In 2010, he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role on the ABC TV series Modern Family as Phil Dunphy's father, Frank Dunphy.
He also received a Daytime Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Talk Show Host for What's Hot, What's Not. One of his earliest jobs was at The Second City, Chicago, where he shared the stage with Robert Klein and David Steinberg. He was a founding member of the improvisational comedy group Ace Trucking Company. Fellow members of Ace included Michael Mislove and Bill Saluga. They performed sketches on The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson over 50 times and appeared regularly on This is Tom Jones.
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- Born
- Sep 18, 1939
Shaker Heights - Also known as
- Willard J. Fredricks
- Ace Trucking Company
- Fred Williard
- Frederic Willard
- Frederic "Fred" Willard
- Fred
- Parents
- Spouses
- Mary Willard
(1968 - )
- Mary Willard
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Virginia Military Institute
- Kentucky Military Institute
- Lived in
- Cleveland
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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